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Musical Keys to the Interpretation of Reality
出版Inner Traditions / Bear & Co, 1989-12
主題Music / Genres & Styles / New AgeMusic / Instruction & Study / TheoryMusic / Philosophy & Social AspectsBody, Mind & Spirit / New ThoughtBody, Mind & Spirit / SpiritualismReligion / Theosophy
ISBN089281070X9780892810703
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GwKxJTfw_v0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The idea that the universe is created out of sound or music (and therefore is music) is a very ancient one. In this book, Joscelyn Godwin brings together three contemporary German thinkers who exemplify this tradition in its modern variants: Marius Schneider, Rudolf Haase, and Hans Erhard Lauer. The selections draw on ancient Indian sources and mythology; Kepler's Platonic vision of a musical, geometric universe; and the evolution of the tone systems of music.

While every music lover senses the power and truth that reside in music, very few actually approach music as a path to cosmic knowledge. Godwin takes literally Beethoven's assertion that "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom or philosophy." Godwin writes, ". . .to penetrate the mysteries of music is to prepare for initiation into those fathomless mysteries of man and cosmos."